The concentrated solar power market is set to explode despite environmental
objections to the technology. The latest CSP launch, Ivanpah solar electric
generating system is an engineering marvel that delivers on the full promise
of solar energy. Ivanpah has 347,000 garage door-sized mirrors distributed
across 173,500 heliostats. The heliostats track with the sun so that the
mirrors can efficiently reflect its rays up to boilers that sit on top of the
facility's three towers. The system uses solar field integration software and
a solar receiver steam generator.

Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) solar energy is the most promising and
sustainable renewable energy; rolling out CSP systems offers both performance
and competitive energy prices. CSP Solar provides a crucial energy solution
that is utility scale and works 24 x 7 in combination with back-up stationary
fuel cells.

Concentrating solar power is one of several preferred methods of solar
electricity production. In most places it has achieved ‘grid-parity'
when considering ROI over 35 years. The mainstream cost of electricity from
the grid can be complemented by solar systems. The solar industry in China is
funded by the government. This unrelenting investment in energy efficiency has
thrust the Chinese companies into the forefront of the industry.

Other countries rely on tax incentives and special tariffs to sustain further
investment in solar electricity generation. This has enabled the industry to
develop and provides very attractive investment opportunities, and is expected
to do so for some time to come.

There is a move in the solar industry to achieve grid-parity. Once this is
secure, the solar market can expand very rapidly achieving penetration growth
calculations that exceed any growth rate per se. A step-change in system costs
is being achieved, putting the industry on the cusp of a major growth spurt.

The decrease in the costs of implementing CSP solar energy will continue. The
competitiveness of concentrated solar power (CSP) will increase. Ultimately
the ability to run a utility scale system that provides 24 x 7 electricity, is
able to store energy and use it during the night when the sum is down provides
competitive advantage to the CSP.

Concentrated Solar power markets at $1.3 billion in 2013 are anticipated to
reach $53.7 billion by 2020 because the systems are able to be built at
utility scale and to provide 24 x 7 solar renewable energy power. Campus
stationary fuel cell power is mature and available to act as a backup power